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Bishop
Californiacity
Total population
3,778
Median home value
$386,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$83,686
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bishop, a city in California, United States, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Its coordinates of 37.366°, -118.396° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Around 3,778 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. At 787 people per km², the city shows a medium-density urban fabric. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,966 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. Total area is recorded as a compact 4.8 km². Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves8,095
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves5,583
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,276
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves5,105
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves4,789
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves4,110
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,977
- Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves3,853
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Bishop ElementaryElementary · Bishop · 859 students · 19.1:1 ratio
- Bishop Union HighHigh · Bishop · 602 students · 18.8:1 ratio
- Home Street MiddleMiddle · Bishop · 418 students · 19:1 ratio
- Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)High · Bishop · 2 students · 2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Bishop
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library